A snore disruption system

Abstract

A snore disrupting method and system is presented, comprising an expansion unit, an air pressure supply or an inflator unit, and an electronic circuit. The invention may further comprise a wired or wireless microphone transmitter. The expansion unit may be placed underneath a pillow, inside a pillowcase. The expansion unit is inflated and deflated by the inflator unit and through expanding and increasing in volume and deflating and reducing in volume changes the position of snorer's head, hence disrupting the snoring. The expansion unit may comprise at least one bladder placed within a sleeve structure, where the expansion and volume increase of the one or plurality of bladders expands the sleeve structure as well and extends and transfers the expansion through the length of the sleeve structure, therefore displacing the pillow along the length of the sleeve structure.

1 . A snore disrupting system comprising:
 an audio-sensor and transmitter as a means for capturing and transmitting the sound of snore;   an electronic circuit comprising an AC or DC power supply, a sound receiver and processor as a means for receiving and processing sound, and a control system as a means for controlling the function of the snore disrupting system, in communication with the said audio-sensor and transmitter;   an inflator as a means for supplying air pressure, and in communication with the said electronic circuit;   an expansion unit comprising at least one inflatable bladder and at least one sleeve assembly, in communication with the inflator through at least one tube, which may be directly or indirectly placed underneath the head of the person who's snoring is to be interrupted; and   a valve, which connect the outlet of the said inflator to the atmosphere as a means for deflating the said bladder;   wherein the said sleeve assembly comprises a flexible sleeve structure and a plurality of flat bars or any other semi-rigid longitudinal structure, the flexible sleeve structure being made of flexible plastic or robust fabric with parallel longitudinal sacs.   
     
     
         2 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein by inflating the said bladder of the expansion unit, the sleeve assembly may form a rigid cylindrical or polygonal form, extending and longitudinally transferring the expansion motion of the inflatable bladder, pushing up the and changing the position of the snorers head 
     
     
         3 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said expansion unit comprises at least one inflatable bladder positioned inside a sleeve assembly. 
     
     
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         6 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 3 , wherein the said flat bars which may be made of light and hard material and may be divided in to two or many segments are inserter in the said sacs, and together form a reinforced body 
     
     
         7 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said sleeve assembly may be any semi-rigid structure that would allow for expansion in one or multiple directions 
     
     
         8 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said expansion unit can be places in under a pillow and in a pillowcase, places under the head of the user 
     
     
         9 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said audio-sensor and transmitter is in communication with the electronic circuit 
     
     
         10 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said sound receiver of the electronic circuit receives sound from the audio-sensor and transmitter 
     
     
         11 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said sound processor of the electronic circuit processes the sound received by the sound receiver to detect the snore sound 
     
     
         12 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said sound processor signals the control system when snore sound is detected 
     
     
         13 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said control system turns on the inflator and closes the valve of the for a set period of time 
     
     
         14 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said inflator inflates the bladder of the expansion unit to a predefined set maximum expansion 
     
     
         15 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said expansion unit expands and changes the position of the head of the user of the system, when triggered by the sound of snoring 
     
     
         16 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 1 , wherein the said control system turns off the inflator and opens the said valve after full inflation, allowing the bladder to deflate for a set period of time, returning the expander unit to the initial position 
     
     
         17 . A snore disrupting system comprising:
 an electronic circuit comprising an AC or DC power supply, an adjustable on and off timer relay, and a control system as a means for controlling the function of the snore disrupting system an inflator as a means for supplying air pressure, and in communication with the said electronic circuit   an expansion unit comprising at least one inflatable bladder and at least one sleeve assembly, in communication with the inflator through at least one tube, which may be directly or indirectly placed underneath the head of the person who's snoring is to be interrupted   a valve, which connect the outlet of the said inflator to the atmosphere as a means for deflating the said bladder;   an expansion unit comprising at least one inflatable bladder and at least one sleeve assembly   
     
     
         18 . The snore disrupting system of  claim 15 , wherein the said electronic circuit unit may be set to periodically turn the inflator on and off, independent of the snoring sound 
     
     
         19 . The snore disrupting system in  claim 15 , wherein the said electronic circuit unit sets the period of running the inflator, where by setting the timer for the period less than the gaps between when the devise disrupts the snoring and when the snoring starts again, the snorer's head is periodically moved.